[Extraordinary news of a curious apothecary. Monsters and wonders in the Florentine diary of Luca Landucci].

Abstract

This article offers a new reading of the well-known diary kept by the Florentine apothecary Luca Landucci between 1450 and 1516, examining its accounts of prodigies and other "monstrous" occurrences from a modern scientific point of view. Particular consideration is given to descriptions of a variety of birth defects observed in various Italian cities at… (More)